A minor controversy has erupted among die-hard OZZY OSBOURNE fans over the upcoming reissue of the singer's classic solo debut, Blizzard of Ozz, which is currently slated to come out through the Sony label on April 9th. Billed as a digitally remastered version of the original master tapes, the new expanded edition reissue apparently no ...

The organizers of the legendary Dutch metal festival Dynamo Open Air have finally confirmed via an official statement that plans are afoot for a one-day version of the festival to be held on Sunday, July 14th at sports park Boshoven in the town of Weert, situated 20 km south of Eindhoven. Around 16 bands will ...

The reunited San Francisco Bay Area funk-metallers MORDRED, featuring vocalist Scott Holderby, bassist Art Libbon, guitarist James Sanguinetti, DJ/keboardist Aaron Pause Vaughn, and drummer Gannon Hall, will change their name and pursue a style of music that bears little resemblance to their past efforts, according to an announcement made by the group at their final ...

Seattle's THE BLOOD BROTHERS will begin recording their debut CD for I Am/ARTISTdirect Records with producer Ross Robinson (i.e. SLIPKNOT, AMEN) on April 4th, according to the web site of Robinson's management company, Freeze Management. A late summer release is expected. Reportedly discovered by AMEN frontman Casey Chaos, THE BLOOD BROTHERS are a five-piece band ...

THE MELVINS will play three headlining shows in Australia while on tour with TOOL. The band will reportedly play at a small, as-yet-undetermined club in Sydney on April 25th and at Cherry Club in Melbourne on April 27th and 28th. ...

Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current TALISMAN/HUMANIMAL frontman Jeff Scott Soto will perform a Best of Jeff Scott Soto set at The Gods 2002 show in Bradford, UK on Sunday, June 2nd. Also scheduled to appear are Canada's HAREM SCAREM and GIANT, among many others. Soto's backing band for the occasion will consist of the following ...

Rotocast statues of all five members of KORNprototype versions of which can be seen in the May issue of Toyfare magazinewere reportedly produced by the toy company Stronghold Group and will be available for purchase in April. ...

DEEP PURPLE will be flying to Australia in April to perform a one-off show for the Australian football team The Kangaroos in Melbourne, according to Undercover News. The band will reportedly play at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Friday, April 26th with JIMMY BARNES, DIESEL and WARPED as support. The upcoming show will mark ...

KISS are among the first artists to sign on to celebrate the 50th anniversary of American Bandstand on the TV special American Bandstand's 50thA Celebration, to be hosted by Dick Clark. KISS will reportedly appear to talk about how the TV show impacted their careers and lives. The show, which will alternate between performances and ...

Britain's DRAGONFORCE, the London-based modern catchy speed power metal band, have signed with Sanctuary/Noise Records. After one year and a half of negotiations, touring with HALFORD, STRATOVARIUS and headlining their own shows across England, DRAGONFORCE have taken another step forward signing with Sanctuary Group, which currently includes artists such as MEGADETH, GAMMA RAY, HALFORD, KAMELOT ...